Welsh Rugby

Tony Rees: Back row, fourth from left. Pic: Alamy

Tony Tamed The Tigers 28 Years Ago . . . As Welshman Rees Became A French Hero

Tony Rees is back at the scene of the crime, where Leicester were mugged by Brive almost 30 years ago.

Rob Cole | May 23, 2025
    Wales U20 v England U20. Pic: Alamy

    Richard Whiffin Sets Development Focus As Wales U20s Begin World Championship Preparations

    Wales U20s are the only national team with some momentum behind them after a Six Nations in which they won a dramatic match against England.

    David Parsons | May 22, 2025
    Interim Head Coach Matt Sherratt. Pic: Alamy

    Matt Sherratt Plans To Give Next Wales Coach The Perfect Gift . . . A Clean Slate

    In years gone by Wales would have rested plenty of players for a tour to Japan and not worried about the outcome. Not any more.

    Paul Jones | May 21, 2025
    Wales wing Ellis Mee. Pic: Alamy

    They Mystery Of Missing Ellis Mee . . . Scarlets Wing Overlooked For Wales Tour To Japan

    Wales interim head coach Matt Sherratt has named his squad for the tour of Japan, with a number of suprises, including the snub to Scarlets wing Ellis Mee, as Rob Cole reports.

    Rob Cole | May 20, 2025
    Ospreys Players. Pic: Alamy

    Ospreys Tell Fans To Hold Tight And Keep In The Fight

    The URC season may be over for the Ospreys who did not make the knockout stages, but they have another fight on their minds.

    Paul Jones | May 20, 2025
    Ospreys. Pic: Alamy

    Ospreys Favourites For The Chop If WRU Start The Cull

    Bookmakers usually give odds on which team will win the League or Cup. But not in Wales – not on with the WRU around.

    Graham Thomas | May 20, 2025
    Ospreys v Scarlets. Pic: Alamy

    Time For The Ospreys And Scarlets To Take Another Rebel Army To England

    The Ospreys and Scarlets seem to have nowhere to go in Welsh rugby, so Graham Thomas reckons they should break for the border.

    Graham Thomas | May 19, 2025
    Merthyr celebrate winning the Worthington’s Mid District Premiership Cup. Pics:  Mike Jones/Replay Images

    Former Wales Forward Ian "Yanto" Evans Is Now The Toast Of Merthyr

    The Welsh Cup Finals season is in full swing and the Ironmen of Merthyr are proving tougher than most, as Carl Field reports.

    Carl Field | May 19, 2025
    The Scarlets and Ospreys are to be excluded from official competition. Pic: Alamy

    Ospreys And Scarlets Accuse WRU Of Going Back On Promises To Fans After Massive U- Turn

    It’s now a whole year since the Welsh Rugby Union launched the headlines for a strategy they have been unable to agree with their regions.

    Graham Thomas | May 19, 2025

    Latest Videos

    logo
    What a way to win it 🌟 #Rugby #Shorts #Sevens
    World Rugby | 5/6/2025
    logo
    Luciano Gonzalez doing what he does best 😤 #Rugby #Shorts #Sevens
    World Rugby | 5/5/2025
    logo
    WRU National Girls Schools Finals Day
    Welsh Rugby Union | 5/5/2025
    logo
    Marcos Moneta's pace is UNREAL 🔥 #Rugby #Shorts #Sevens
    World Rugby | 5/5/2025
    logo
    CHAOTIC battle in Krakow ⚔️ | Germany v Chile | HSBC Challenger Series Krakow | Full Match Replay
    World Rugby | 5/5/2025
    logo
    Blitzbok SHINE in LA ✨ | HSBC SVNS Los Angeles 2025 | Day Two Women's Highlights
    World Rugby | 5/5/2025
    logo
    "Just stay in the moment" 💪 | Selvyn Davids | HSBC SVNS Los Angeles Player of the Final
    World Rugby | 5/5/2025
    logo
    South Africa are CHAMPIONS in LA 🏆 | v Spain | HSBC SVNS Los Angeles 2025 | Men's Match Highlights
    World Rugby | 5/5/2025
    logo
    New Zealand on the PODIUM 🥉 | v Argentina | HSBC SVNS Los Angeles 2025 | Men's Match Highlights
    World Rugby | 5/5/2025
    logo
    Golden point THRILLER ⭐ | Kenya v USA | HSBC SVNS Los Angeles 2025 | Men's Match Highlights
    World Rugby | 5/4/2025
    Taine Plumtree of Wales. Pic: IOIO IMAGES / Alamy Stock Photo

    Daddy Shark . . . Scarlets Star Taine Aims To Take A Bite Out Of John Plumtree

    The Scarlets have taken it to the final game of the season - a family showdown between father and son involving Scarlets star Taine Plumtee and his father John, coach of the Sharks.

    Simon Thomas | May 16, 2025
    Wales interim coach Matt Sherratt. Pic: Alamy

    Matt Sherratt Urges Underdogs Cardiff To Make Some History With Storming Finish

    Cardiff are big outsiders to make the URC play-offs, but coach Matt Sherratt insists his team can stun the Stormers as Simon Thomas reports.

    Simon Thomas | May 16, 2025
    Callum Sheedy. Pic: Inpho

    Callum Sheedy Says He's Back In Love With Rugby As He Savours ‘Test Match Week’

    Cardiff must beat the Stormers on Friday to have any chance of making the URC play-offs and helping fulfill the ambitions of Wales international Callum Sheedy.

    Simon Thomas | May 15, 2025
    Cardiff Arms Park stadium. Pic: Alamy

    WRU Confirm £10m Price Tag For Debt-Heavy Cardiff Rugby

    Cardiff Rugby are up for sale and now the WRU have confirmed the price . . . a snip at £10m

    Paul Jones | May 15, 2025
    Ebbw Vale will face Newport in the Super Rygbi Cymru Grand Final

    Jason Strange Eyes Redemption As Ebbw Vale Target Super Rygbi Cymru Glory On Home Soil

    The inaugural Super Rygbi Cymru Grand Final will be an all-Gwent affair and Ebbw Vale coach Jason Strange reckons his team are ready to deliver against old foes Newport.

    David Parsons | May 14, 2025
    Marnus van der Merwe of Scarlets. Pic: Alamy

    Marnus Maximus Readiness For Battle-Hardened Scarlets

    The Scarlets are Wales’ best bet to make the play-offs this weekend and at their heart will be a South African in his homeland, as Simon Thomas explains.

    Simon Thomas | May 14, 2025
    Blair Murray of Scarlets. Pic: Alamy

    Dwayne Peel Urges Scarlets To Finish The Job And Claim Play-Off Spot

    Few gave the Scarlets much of a chance in South Africa - where they had not won in four years of trying - but their win has opened the door to the play-offs.

    Simon Thomas | May 12, 2025
    Cardiff Head Coach Matt Sherratt. Pic: Alamy

    We Would Have Taken This . . . Matt Sherratt Insists Cardiff Can Snatch Last Chance For Play-Offs

    Cardiff have one game left to try and clinch a United Rugby Championship play-off spot when they travel to meet the Stormers in Cape Town.

    Simon Thomas | May 12, 2025
    Josh McNally of Cardiff. Pic: Inpho.ie

    Josh McNally Has Found His Wings At Cardiff Thanks To Lift Off From RAF

    Josh McNally was about to pack up professional rugby, but Cardiff have re-launched his career, as Simon Thomas reports.

    Simon Thomas | May 10, 2025
    Jac Morgan Wales. Pic: Alamy

    Emotional Jac Morgan Admits Lions Call Left Him Lost For Words

    Jac Morgan may be part of the smallest Welsh contingent to go on a Lions tour since 1903, but he wants to show small can be beautiful.

    Simon Thomas | May 09, 2025
    Lionhearts, British and Irish Lions 2025

    Jac Morgan And Tomos Williams Make Lions Tour . . . But It’s A New Low For Wales

    Back in 2013, 10 Welsh players made the Lions XV for the final Test against Australia. Now, only two have made the squad.

    David Williams | May 08, 2025
    Jac Morgan of Ospreys. Pic: Alamy

    Ospreys Need Perfect South Africa Trip . . . But Hope Lions Boost Will Inspire

    The Ospreys are in South Africa as they search for a late surge to take them into the URC knockout stages.

    Graham Thomas | May 08, 2025
    Clwb Rygbi Cymry Caerdydd celebrate: Pic: Mike Jones/Replay Images.

    Clwb Rygbi Cymry Caerdydd Celebrate Double Success After Worthington’s Malcolm Thomas Cup Final

    Cardiff may be leading the Welsh charge in the URC this season, but they are not the only club from the capital enjoying a successful season, as Carl Field reports.

    Carl Field | May 08, 2025
    Gareth Anscombe of Wales. Pic: Alamy

    Gareth Anscombe Excited For French Challenge As He Swaps Gloucester For Bayonne

    Some people wrote him off years ago after successive knee injuries, but Gareth Anscombe insists he has plenty left in the tank.

    Paul Jones | May 08, 2025
    Wales Jac Morgan. Pic: Alamy

    Only Two Welsh Players Considered Likely To Make Lions Tour

    It’s the game everyone in Welsh rugby likes to play before Lions squad announcement day . . . how many Welsh Dragons will become British and Irish Lions?

    Graham Thomas | May 08, 2025
    Wales hooker Dewi Lake. Pic: Alamy

    Lions Should Take Dewi Lake And Three Other Welshmen, Says 2013 Hero Richard Hibbard

    Dewi Lake, Jac Morgan, Tomos Williams and Nicky Smith - those are the four Welsh players 2013 Lions tourist Richard Hibbard would take to Australia, as he tells Graham Thomas

    Graham Thomas | May 07, 2025